rifle

/ˈraɪfl/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

步枪；来复枪；快速搜寻；翻找

释义与例句

n. 步枪；来复枪
a long gun with a spiral inside the barrel that you hold against your shoulder to fire
  1. The soldier carried a rifle over his shoulder.
    士兵肩上扛着一支步枪。
  2. Hunters use rifles to shoot game in the forest.
    猎人用步枪在森林里打猎。
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  1. He kept an old rifle on the wall as a decoration.
    他把一支旧步枪挂在墙上作装饰。
v. 快速搜寻；翻找
to search through something quickly and carelessly, often stealing things
  1. Someone rifled through my bag and took my wallet.
    有人翻了我的包，拿走了我的钱包。
  2. The thieves rifled the drawers looking for money.
    小偷翻遍抽屉找钱。
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  1. She rifled through the papers on the desk for the missing report.
    她在桌上的文件中翻找那份遗失的报告。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 rifle 名词指步枪；作动词表示“翻找”，可联想为持枪抢劫时乱翻东西。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • rifleman 步枪手
    名词，指使用步枪的士兵。
  • rifling 膛线；来复线
    名词，指枪管内的螺旋纹路。
同义词
  • gun 枪；炮
    gun 是枪的统称；rifle 特指有膛线、抵肩射击的长步枪。
    The police officer drew his gun and ordered the man to stop. 警察拔出枪，命令那人停下。
反义词
  • restore 归还；恢复
    restore 指把物品归位或归还；rifle 作动词指乱翻并常拿走东西，二者行为相反。
    Please restore the books you took from the shelf. 请把你从书架上拿的书放回原处。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • riffle 快速翻动（书页）
    riffle 指快速翻动书页等；rifle 作动词指翻找并常带有偷盗意味，名词指步枪。
    She riffled through the book to find the right page. 她快速翻书以找到正确的那一页。
常见搭配
  • hunting rifle 猎枪
    He bought a hunting rifle for the autumn season. 他为秋季打猎季买了一支猎枪。
  • rifle through 翻找；搜寻
    Someone rifled through the drawers while we were out. 我们外出时有人翻过抽屉。
  • air rifle 气步枪
    The boy practised shooting with an air rifle in the garden. 男孩在花园里用气步枪练习射击。